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Mamiya Digital announced an exciting new product—the Mamiya ZD 645AFD II Digital System. The System consists of the Mamiya 645AFD II Medium Format Camera with 80mm f/2.8 AF lens and the newly introduced Mamiya ZD 22 Megapixel Digital Back. At a retail price of $9,999, the digital system marks a new era in the high-end digital market.

Mamiya Digital announced the release of the new Mamiya ZD 22 megapixel Digital Back. The Mamiya ZD Back is compatible with the Mamiya 645AFD II, 645AFD and RZ67 Pro IID, cameras popular among professional photographers and advanced amateurs.

Apple today updated its MacBook Pro line of notebooks with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors, memory up to 4 GB, and high-speed graphics in a stunning, lightweight, aluminum enclosure that is just one-inch thin. The new MacBook Pro is available in 15-inch models with a new mercury-free, power-efficient LED-backlit display and a 17-inch model with an optional high-resolution display.

Leaf announced today that as a result of the seamless integration of Leaf Capture and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom they will begin to bundle Lightroom free of charge with every Leaf Aptus and Leaf Aptus S back starting on June 1.

Are you unhappy with prints that don’t match your monitor? Confused by RAW file formats and ICC profiling? Not getting the best results from your inkjet printer or photo imager? With an understanding of how to manage photographic color, you can solve these problems quickly and easily. X-Rite Color Services, in conjunction with Adobe, Epson and Fuji, is offering a seminar to help you perfect your digital photo workflow.

Sinar, the legendary Swiss company that pioneered the use of digital imaging technology in the professional photography market, is bringing to market its much-anticipated Sinar Hy6 medium format digital camera system.  The Sinar Hy6, which received the Photokina Star 2006 award for most outstanding new product, is the result of collaboration between Sinar, the technology giant Jenoptik and Franke & Heidecke (Rolleiflex). Designed to capture images using both digital and conventional film backs, the Hy6 offers photographers a true 6×6 cm medium-format size with the flexibility of a 4.5×6 cm camera.

HP today announced that A&I Photographic and Digital Lab, partnering with Great Circle Books, has incorporated the industry-leading imaging capabilities of its new HP Indigo press 5000 to establish a unique publishing service for professional photographers. Using the silver halide-quality capabilities of HP Indigo technology and liquid HP ElectroInk, the new service provides an affordable way for photographers to self-publish their work.

In some sense, the iconic photograph of Rosa Parks recreating her quiet act of rebellion on a bus in Montgomery, Ala., belongs to every American. But as a practical matter, it belongs to Bill Gates. Anyone wanting to use that image in a book or on a Website must first license it from Corbis, a corporation founded and owned by Mr. Gates, who is better known for starting Microsoft. The photo is among the 11 million prints and negatives in the legendary Bettmann archive, which Corbis bought in 1995.

The Jenoptik Group has purchased the remaining 49 percent of the shares in SINAR AG, making it a 100 percent owned subsidiary of the technology group’s Laser & Optics division. The Board of Directors of SINAR AG approved the share acquisition on Thursday last week.

Panasonic LUMIX will launch the Digital Photo Academy, a series of workshops for all digital camera owners who want to maximize their cameras’ features and create more rewarding and enjoyable photo experiences.  The academy, offering courses at three different levels, will roll out in 20 cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco, in May 2007.  Courses in each city will be taught by a local professional photographer, giving students ongoing access to photo experts and resources in their own community.

Premiering June 7- 9, 2007, the Festival of the Photograph will showcase the work of many of the world’s most celebrated photographers and exciting new artists, with images ranging from the fields of photojournalism to fine art. NPR’s Alex Chadwick will interview this year’s featured photographers William Allard, Sally Mann and Eugene Richards on three separate evenings at the Paramount Theater.

Leading portrait and wedding photographer Monte Zucker died on Friday after battling pancreatic cancer. With more than 55 years of experience in the photography industry, Zucker was a highly regarded educator, mentor and author helping many of today’s leading photographers take their skills to the next level. He taught a vast array of classes and workshops using an easy-to-understand, flexible approach that made him a popular instructor among photographers of all ages.
 

Digital asset cataloging pioneer iView Multimedia Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft Corp., today announced the availability of The Getty Images iView Submission Utility.  Getty Images is the world’s leading provider of imagery, film and digital services.

Sinar Bron Imaging, the exclusive US distributor of Broncolor, Foba and Sinar professional photographic equipment, has announced a scholarship in honor of Sinar’s founder and photography pioneer Carl Koch (1916-2005).  The $5,000 scholarship will be awarded annually to an outstanding student pursuing an undergraduate degree in photography in the United States.

Sometimes it seems like there’s nothing but Photoshop when it comes to image editing, but Corel Corporation continues to offer an alternative with Corel Painter. The newest version, Painter X is, according to Corel, “Next-Generation Art Studio That Delivers a Natural Painting & Illustration Experience Unmatched by Any Other Software.”

Jenoptic’s sale of Sinar to Leica has fallen through; Sinar AG remains a Jenoptik Group company. The task of Sinar has traditionally been the manufacture and distribution of analog and digital photo technology for professional photographers.

Sinar Hy6 marks the advent of a new era for digital medium-format photography. The product of a technological partnership between Sinar and Franke & Heidecke, it is an example of innovative drive that is set to revolutionize medium-format work for years to come.

Phase One Capture One PRO and iView MediaPro are now available together as a special offer. These award-winning applications, designed for professional photographers, complement one another by providing superior RAW workflow management with simple but powerful cataloging capabilities. They benefit photographers by helping them spend more time behind the camera, less time at the computer.

Lexar, a leader in advanced digital media and accessories, today introduced Professional UDMA (Ultra Direct Memory Access) memory cards, the latest addition to the company’s award-winning Professional line of high-performance cards. When paired with a UDMA-enabled device, such as Lexar’s new Professional FireWire 800 Reader, UDMA cards improve the professional photographer’s digital imaging experience by reducing the time needed to download captured images to a destination computer.

Canon, the worldwide market leader in digital cameras, celebrates the 20th anniversary of its top-selling EOS single-lens reflex camera system by announcing the EOS-1D Mark III Digital SLR, the world’s fastest digital SLR camera. At 10 frames per second, the 10.1-megapixel EOS-1D Mark III digital SLR can fire huge motor-driven bursts of 110 large JPEGs or 30 RAW files because it employs the new Dual DIGIC III image processor engine, providing enough computational horsepower to do parallel processing at a rate unmatched by any other digital SLR.

The Palm Springs Photo Festival, located in the exclusive, sun-capital of Southern California, offers the rare chance of meeting one-on-one in an informal, social situation with famous photographers, magazine editors, museum curators, art directors and photography educators. Attendees can sign up for portfolio reviews throughout each day of the 4-day event as well as study with master photographers and attend informative seminars and symposiums with influential industry experts.

For a color-managed workflow to really work, you need to get others throughout the process on board. This program includes new content to help you establish digital policies and communicate color more effectively to others in the design and production workflow. Your Color Toolkit includes guidelines to help set customer expectations and specs for incoming files. You’ll learn the questions to ask your printers and service providers.

Calumet Photographic is offering professional and passionate photographers a unique opportunity to upgrade to the finest, state-of-the-art medium-format digital imaging system available today. Trade in an 18 MP or larger medium-format back, then lease the Hasselblad H3D-39 for only $699.99 per month. At the conclusion of the 36-month lease, the H3D can be purchased for only one dollar!

Some tourists, amateur photographers, even would-be filmmakers hoping to make it big on YouTube could soon be forced to obtain a city permit and $1 million in liability insurance before taking pictures or filming on city property, including sidewalks. New rules being considered by the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theater and Broadcasting would require any group of two or more people who want to use a camera in a single public location for more than a half hour to get a city permit and insurance.

San Diego, CA – August 7, 2007 - Nik Software Inc. today announced that its award-winning noise reduction software tool Dfine 2.0 is now available for sale from specialty camera retailers in the U.S. or direct from Nik Software (www.niksoftware.com) at a suggested retail price of $99.95. Designed to improve image quality, Dfine 2.0 now includes Nik Software’s patented U Point technology for selective editing control and a completely new user interface that is easier to use and improves workflow for busy photographers.

In order to provide customers with enhanced customer support, Canon has developed a new Version 1.0.9 firmware for the EOS-1D Mark III Digital SLR camera. This firmware update incorporates the following improvements and fixes:

Improves the look of images when enlarged on the LCD monitor. Applies a slightly stronger sharpness setting to the LCD monitor when images are enlarged.

As you probably know, the Hasselblad Masters Award, one of the most prestigious awards in the industry, has made a reputation over the years by celebrating the best in both established and rising photographic talent. The Masters Awards are given in recognition of a photographer's contribution to the art of photography and are judged on overall photographic ability, encompassing creativity, composition, conceptual strength, and technical skill. Hasselblad has awarded twelve separate Masters Awards each year, with an annual calendar presented featuring the winners' work. Past Masters have included both renowned artists of international standing e.g. Albert Watson, Anton Corbijn or Patrick Demarchelier as well as promising newcomers in a wide range of fields and disciplines.

One of the advantages of the 100% digital design of the E-series DSLR cameras from Olympus is that components can be updated (lenses, flashes and bodies) via a software connection to the Internet long after they’ve been purchased. So, when better system performance is available via enhancements to firmware, users will be able to get more out of their Olympus E-System equipment. Olympus has announced firmware upgrades for the E-410 and E-510. Both updates can be easily applied by the end user via the Olympus Master Software which ships with the camera body, and an Internet connection.

Responding to an outcry that included a passionate Internet campaign and a satiric rap video, city officials yesterday backed off proposed new rules that could have forced tourists taking snapshots in Times Square and filmmakers capturing that only-in-New-York street scene to obtain permits and $1 million in liability insurance.

June 6, 2007: Paris – This November, the Musée du Quai Branly will inaugurate Photoquai, the first biennial ever to be dedicated to the presentation of contemporary photography from Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas. Representing the geographic regions included in the collections of the Musée du Quai Branly, the photo festival will include more than 30 city-wide exhibitions in museums and cultural centers, in outdoor plazas, under bridges and along the banks of the Seine River.